hevje

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms
  • hevja (a and split infinitives)

Etymology

From Old Norse hefja, from Proto-Germanic *habjaną, whence also English heave. Doublet of hive.

Verb

hevje (present tense hevjar or hev, past tense hevja or hov, past participle hevja or hove, present participle hevjande, imperative hevj or hev)

  1. to make or put higher, lift, increase, strengthen
  2. to throw, fling
  3. to charge, get paid

References
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